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D. N. WILLIAMS.

Patented Mar. 19, 1867.

illillllslalll| APPARATUS PoR DRAWING IRON FROM THB HRB. No. 63,125.

@einen taies atrnt @Hirn DAVID N. WILLIAMS, 0Fv CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 63.125,' dated ZlIarcL 19, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR DRAWING IRON PROM THE FIRE.

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To ALL wHoM 1T MAY'CONCERN;

Be it known that I, DAVID N. WILLIAMS, of Chicago, Cook county, State ofIllinois, have invented a' new improved Apparatus for Drawing Iron fromFurnaces; and Ido-hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to make and usc the sinne, referencc being had to the accompanyingdrawing, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is aside view of my invention.

Figure 2, a plan or top view of-thc same.

Similar letters of-reference indicate like parts. v

This invention relatcsrto a new and improved apparatus for facilitatingthe drawing cf hot iron from furnaces, and has for its object thcarranging or adapting ofthe 'several parts in such a manner that thetongs may be adjusted to draw thc hot iro'nfrom the furnace in anyrequired direction in a right line, thereby great-ly facilitating thework, rendering it less laborious, and oconomizing in time.

A represents the lnouths of the furnace `:through which the hot iron isdrawn, and B is the platform or standing" in front of the furnace onwhich the workmen stand. This platform or standing has a. groove, a,made entirely through it in a direction parallel with the face or frontof the oven. In this groove a I insert what I term a travellen the sameconsisting of a'hsr,'0, having two pairs ofrollers, b b', attached toit, the 'upper pair I) rcstingon the top'or upper surface of theplatform or standing, and the lower rollers b being at the under side,as shown elearlyi'in iig. I. To the upper cud of tho bar C there ispivoted a fork, D, in which a pulley, c, is fitted, and underneathwhieha chain','e, passes, one end of the chain being attached to a. pairof tongs, F, and thc opposite end attached to a sliding-drum, G, whichis tted'on a. tubular shaft, H, provi-ded with a-longitudinal feather,d, which is fitted ina groove in the drum, so that the latter may slideon shafft H and still be made to turnvwith the shaft. The shaft II isfitted loosely on a shaft, I, the bearings c of which are secured onparallel beamsrff, placed a suitable distance above the plat-form orstanding B, and conl nected by cross-bars g, and the drum G is moved onthe tubularshaft H by means of a lever, J, the upper end of which is connected by a bar, K, with an arm, L, the lower end ofthe latter boingpivoted to a metallic strap, It, which encompasses loosely one end of,the drum, and the upper end provided with aloop, t', ,fitted on ashaft, j, secured between the upper ends of two uprights, 7c Ic,attached to the cross-bars g g. The lower end of the lever J is withinconvenienti-cach of thc'workman on ,the platform or standing B, so thatvthe drum may be readily shifted or moved on the tubular shaft H wheneverrequired. 'Thcshaft H has a ratchet, l, at one end of it, into which apawl, m, catches, and prevents the casual Iovemcnt of H in the wrongdirection; and said shaft H is connected with the shaft I, wheneverrequired, byimeans of an ordinary clutch, M, actuated 'by a lever, N,which is also within convenient reach of the workman on lthe platform orstanding B. Theshaft I is rotated by a belt, 0, from a. driving-shaft,P, and 'this belt is kept at a proper degree of tension by means of afriction-roller or drum, Q, on the upper end of a lever, R, the latterbeing retained in position by catching into a. lrack-bar, S. Byreleasing this lever R from the rack-bar S the belt O may he loosened,so as to be inoperative or incapable of turning shaft The tongs F arecomposed of two arms or reins, n 1t, which crosseac'h other, and areconnected by a pivot, o, beyond which arethe jawspp.. To one of the armsor reins n a 'guide bar, q, is attached by a pivot, r, said bar beimy ofcurved form, and having its outer end passing through a slot inr one ofthe jaws, (sec iig. il.) The chain lll? is connected to the tongs byhaving its end fitted to a swivel, s, attached to `the outer end of abail,- t, which-is secured to the tongs by the pivot o of the arms orreins.

From the above description it will be seen that by inserting the tongsinto the mouth of the furnace, and grasping the pile or mass of hotiron, and`thcn connecting the drum G with the tubular shaft H, and con-vnecting the latter with shaft I by adjisting clutch M, the chain E willbe wound upon drum Gr and the iron drawn from the furnace; and it willfurther bo seen that by shifting 'the drum Gr on the tubular shaft H,the. lron may he drawn fromvthe furnace at right angles with the face orfront thereof or in a moi-'e or less obliquo direction in a right line,thc traveller C admitting of this result. The guide-iron qfacilitatesthe manipulation of the tongs entrance'into and withdrawal from theoven. The great advantage this invention possesses over others for asimilar purpose is the perfect command allowedl the operator overthctongs, its lateral adjustment obtained-through the medium of theslidingdrum und traveller, to -admit of the iron being withdrawn indiffer ent directions as convenience muy requirorand the unobstructedAplatformxoramndng B,as well as the i guide-iron g of the tongs, Theslmft I muy; if desired, be rotated Aby gearing istend of a belt.

Having'thus described my invention, what I claim as new, :md desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- Tlxo slidingfdrum G, in combination withthe traveller C,- chain E, and' tongs F, n.11 arranged to'operatcsubstantinll'yin the manner as and for the purpose set i'rth.

DAVID N. WILLIAMS. Witnesses:

JACOB HARRIS,

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